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Pos: Verb (transitive)
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Verb enshrine has 2 senses

1.  enshrine(v = verb.contact) shrine - enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"
is one way to close in, enclose, inclose, shut in
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody

2.  enshrine(v = verb.emotion) saint - hold sacred;
is one way to fear, revere, reverence, venerate
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

enshrine, v. t.

   To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory. [1913 Webster]
"We will enshrine it as holy relic." [1913 Webster]


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

enshrine, v.tr.
1 enclose in or as in a shrine.
2 serve as a shrine for.
3 preserve or cherish.

Derivative:
enshrinement n.


[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Piety

VB  be pious, have faith, believe, receive Christ, revere, be converted, convert, edify, sanctify, keep holy, beatify, regenerate, inspire, consecrate, enshrine.


Repute

VB  be conscious of glory, be proud of, exult, be vain of, be distinguished, shine, shine forth, figure, cut a figure, make a dash, make a splash, rival, surpass, outshine, outrival, outvie, outjump, emulate, eclipse, throw into the shade, cast into the shade, overshadow, live, flourish, glitter, flaunt, gain honor, acquire honor, play first fiddle, bear the palm, bear the bell, lead the way, take precedence, take the wall of, gain laurels, win laurels, gain spurs, gain golden opinions, take one's degree, pass one's examination, make a noise, make some noise, make a noise in the world, leave one's mark, exalt one's horn, blow one's horn, star it, have a run, be run after, come into vogue, come to the front, raise one's head, enthrone, signalize, immortalize, deify, exalt to the skies, hand one's name down to posterity, consecrate, dedicate to, devote to, enshrine, inscribe, blazon, lionize, blow the trumpet, crown with laurel, confer honor on, reflect honor on, shed a luster on, redound, to one's honor, ennoble, give honor to, do honor to, pay honor to, render honor to, honor, accredit, pay regard to, dignify, glorify, sing praises to, lock up to, exalt, aggrandize, elevate, nobilitate.


Circumscription

VB  circumscribe, limit, bound, confine, inclose, surround, compass about, imprison, hedge in, wall in, rail in, fence round, fence in, hedge round, picket, corral, enfold, bury, encase, incase, pack up, enshrine, inclasp, wrap up, embay, embosom, containment (inclusion).